Utah Opera Presents Its Premiere of Mark Adamo’s Little Women

Utah Opera Presents Mark Adamo's

“Little Women"

Utah Opera will present its company premiere of Mark Adamo’s remarkably successful new opera, “Little Women,” at the Capitol Theatre on March 12, 14, 16 and 18 at 7:30 p.m. and March 20 at 2:00 p.m.

Based on the beloved novel by Louisa May Alcott, the story follows the four March sisters as they experience life, love and loss in 19th-century New England. Adamo’s affectionate 1998 adaptation seeks to capture the original characterizations and themes of the book, giving particular weight to Jo’s continual aversion to the changing relationships in her life and how she learns to overcome it. An excellent starter opera for those who know and love the story and a stunning new experience for the veteran opera-goer, this production will strike a chord with a vast array of audience members.

Cast members include Audrey Babcock as Jo, Jamie Van Eyck as Meg and Tanner Knight as Laurie, Directed by David Gately. The Utah Symphony will accompany each performance, conducted by Christopher Larkin – who also conducted the premiere of the opera in 1998. The opera will be sung in English with English supertitles.

With one twenty-minute intermission, approximate final curtain time will be 10:15 p.m. for evening performances and 4:45 p.m. for the matinee.

April Greenan will deliver a free Opera Preview Lecture on Wednesday, March 9, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. in the 4th floor meeting room of the Salt Lake City Library. Music professor and founding director of the McKay Music Library at the University of Utah, Dr. Greenan has written chapters on women in music and on the multicultural origins of Western music, created program notes for The Kennedy Center and The Lincoln Center and served on the musicology faculty of the University of Maryland at College Park.

Utah Opera Artistic Director Christopher McBeth will hold a Q&A session immediately following each performance in the Founders room on the mezzanine level at Capitol Theatre.

Tickets for the evening’s performances start at $15 and can be purchased by calling (801) 355-ARTS (2787), in person at the Abravanel Hall ticket office or by visiting www.usuo.org. Students can purchase discount tickets with a student ID. Season ticket holders and those desiring group discounts should call (801) 533-NOTE (6683). Ticket prices will increase $5 when purchased the day of the performance.

For each performance of Little Women, Utah Opera is also offering discounted dinner packages that include a dinner at Benihana’s and a ticket to the opera. Special family deals will also be offered for the Wednesday performance. For more information, contact the Abravanel Hall ticket office.

Little Women
Composed by Mark Adamo based on the book by Louisa May Alcott


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